Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Grand Chamber)
of 26 April 2005
in Case C-494/01: Commission of the European Communities v Ireland 1 (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Waste management - Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by Directive 91/156/EC - Articles 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14)
(Language of the case: English)
In Case C-494/01, action under Article 226 EC for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 20 December 2001, Commission of the European Communities (Agents: R. Wainwright and X. Lewis) v Ireland (Agent: D. O'Hagan, assisted by P. Charleton SC and A. Collins BL) - the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of V. Skouris, President, P. Jann (Rapporteur), C.W.A. Timmermans and A. Rosas, Presidents of Chambers, J. P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, M. Ilešič, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus and E. Levits, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 26 April 2005, in which it:
1. Declares that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to ensure a correct implementation of the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991, Ireland has failed to comply with its obligations under those provisions;
2. Declares that, by failing to respond to a request for information dated 20 September 1999 in relation to waste operations at Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland has failed to fulfil the obligations which it has pursuant to Article 10 EC;
3. Orders Ireland to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 56 of 02.03.2002.